The National Unity Alliance is a political alliance in Sri Lanka. Founded in 1999,the alliance ceased to exist in 2010 when its remaining members joined the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. However,Azath Salley subsequently assumed leadership of the party and the party is presently active.
Seyed Ali Zahir Moulana is a Sri Lankan politician,former diplomat and local government activist. He is most known for the pivotal and important role he played in bringing about an end to the Sri Lankan Civil War.
A president's counsel is an eminent lawyer who is appointed by the President of Sri Lanka as an individual "learned in the law". The term is an honorific that replaced the Queen's Counsel (QC),which Sri Lanka ceased appointing when it became a republic in 1972. It is equivalent to the appointment of a King's Counsel in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms,and that of Senior Counsel in Commonwealth republics,bearing the same privileges,such as sitting within the Bar of court.
The Sri Lanka Eastern Provincial Council elections,2008 was held on May 10,2008 to elect members to Sri Lanka’s Eastern Provincial Council. Following the successful completion of local government elections in the Batticaloa District,Sri Lanka’s Elections Department announced on March 14 that the elections for the Eastern Provincial Council were to be held in May,after a lapse of 20 years. It was only the second time direct elections are held to select members for the council,and first time for the Eastern Provincial Council alone,after it was separated from the North-Eastern Provincial Council in 2006.
A Governor of a Province in Sri Lanka,is the head of the provincial council and representative of the President of Sri Lanka in the province. Established in 1987,under the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka and deriving its powers from the Provincial Council Act No 47 of 1987,a governor exercises executive power in respect of subjects devolved to provincial council.
Batticaloa Electoral District is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district is conterminous with the administrative district of Batticaloa in the Eastern province. The district currently elects 5 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 449,686 registered electors in 2024. The district is Sri Lanka's Electorate Number 12.
Ampara (Digamadulla) Electoral District is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district is conterminous with the administrative district of Ampara in the Eastern province. The district currently elects 7 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 436,148 registered electors in 2010. The district is Sri Lanka's Electorate Number 13.
Abdul Rauff Hibbathul Hakeem is a Sri Lankan politician and current member of parliament,representing the Kandy electorate since 2010. Hakeem is the leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC),and a member of the United National Front for Good Governance.
Ferial Ismail Ashraff is a Sri Lankan politician. She was the wife of M. H. M. Ashraff,the deceased leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress and the National Unity Alliance. She was the Minister of Housing and Common Amenities under President Chandrika Kumaratunga. She was a representative of Ampara District for the United People's Freedom Alliance in the Parliament of Sri Lanka. She resides in Colombo.
Mohammed Hussain Mohammed Ashraff was a Sri Lankan lawyer,politician,government minister and founder of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress.
Ahamed Jamaldeen Mohamed Muzammil is a Sri Lankan politician,the Mayor of Colombo between 2011 and 2016,he also served as Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Malaysia between 2017 and 2019,following which he was appointed the ninth Governor of the Western Province in 2019,the eleventh Governor of the North Western Province,and on 31 August 2020,appointed the thirteenth Governor of the Uva Province.
Reginald Cooray was a Sri Lankan teacher and politician. He was a provincial chief minister,a government minister,and governor of the Northern Province. He was briefly governor of the Central Province in April 2018,his tenure lasting less than 24 hours,making it the shortest of any governorship in Sri Lankan history.
Krishnapillai Thurairajasingam is a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer,politician,provincial minister and former Member of Parliament.
Mahamood Lebbe Alim Mohamed Hizbullah is a Sri Lankan politician,MP and state minister. He was a minor presidential candidate in the 2019 presidential elections.
The National Congress is a registered political party in Sri Lanka. It was founded in 2004 by A. L. M. Athaullah.
The Democratic Unity Alliance is a registered political party in Sri Lanka. It was founded in 2004 after Z.A. Naseer Ahamed and others broke away from the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress.
Uduma Lebbe Mohamed Mohideen was a Sri Lankan lawyer,politician,Member of Parliament and deputy minister.
Mudaliar Ahamed Lebbe Sinne Lebbe,also known as Ahamedlebbe Sinnalebbe,was a former Ceylonese headmen and Member of Parliament representing Batticaloa District.
The 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka was the meeting of the Parliament of Sri Lanka with its membership determined by the results of the 2020 parliamentary election held on 5 August 2020. The parliament met for the first time on 20 August 2020 and was dissolved on 24 September 2024.
